Lorna Jane

Lorna Jane Pty Ltd
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded1990
FounderLorna Jane Clarkson and Bill Clarkson
Headquarters,
Australia
Key people
Lorna Jane Clarkson (Founder & Chief creative officer)
Bill Clarkson (CEO)
ProductsAthletic apparel
RevenueAUD$ 200 million[1] (2014[1])
AUD$ 19.6 million[2] (2013[2])
Total equityAUD$ 500 million (estimated)[3] (2016[3])
Owners
  • Lorna Jane Clarkson and Bill Clarkson (100%)
Number of employees
1,800[4] (2015[4])
Websitelornajane.com.au

Lorna Jane is an athletic apparel retailer with headquarters in Brisbane, Australia and regional offices in the United States, Singapore, China, and New Zealand.[5] It was founded in 1990 by Lorna Jane Clarkson and her husband Bill Clarkson. The women’s activewear brand has 134 stores across Australia, New Zealand, the U.S. and Singapore. They also have licensee stores in New Caledonia, Mexico, Europe, Dubai and Malaysia.

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  3. ^ a b "Launch your own empire inside Lorna Jane's activewear warehouse". The Courier Mail. NewsCorp. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b Dacquino, Laura (26 June 2015). "I'm not going anywhere, says Laura Jane". Business News Australia. Business News Australia. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Career Locations". lornajane.com.au. Lorna Jane. Retrieved 26 February 2017.